Can't Announce Yet

Sorry to those that didn't receive a call from me today. I was going to post the sex of the baby and some photos for proof, but when I brought the disc of photos that the Ultra Sound Tech gave me home, it was blank, nothing on it. So therefore, I have no photos to show. But she was nice enough to see me tomorrow morning to get some re-taken. Very sweet! She didn't have to do that and she felt horrible that the CD didn't burn properly. So I won't be officially announcing on my blog until tomorrow, if I have time to get to it. Any of you that read this that want to know and didn't receive a call from me today (sorry), please call me. Except tonight my phone died and my charger was left at work, so call me on Dave's phone. I'm sorry if any of you don't know the number, but I'm not going to post our cell phones. Sorry! Needless to say we are very excited and can't wait until the little one is born.

Today's the Day

Can you tell I am a bit excited?  In two and a half hours from now I go in for my appointment.  I can hardly contain myself.  Sitting here at work has never been so brutal.  If only it were a busy day, but alas Fridays are slower than any other day.  I will be calling most of you to let you know on a more personal level what sex the baby is (if the baby cooperates, oh please be a good baby).  But then I will post another ultra sound photo online and announce on my blog the sex of the baby.  Will we have a Dave Jr, or a mini Angie?  Only time will tell.  

Time is Running Out

Everyone you only have until tomorrow at 12:30 to get your votes in before we find out what we are having.  Please vote if you haven't.  So far the consensus is a girl.  With 21 votes so far.  Keep up the votes.  To all of you who have already voted.  Thank you!  This is fun for me to see and I appreciate all that have or will participate in the poll.

 

Dragon Blade Wars VI

So we just got back from an incredible time at the Annual Amtgard event Dragon Blade Wars. It is run by our friends of Desert Rose, in Elko NV. This year several amazing things happen. First, we had our official coronation of our first King in our newly formed Kingdom. King Matthias. Shown here with his regent Nidalap.

Second, a very good friend of ours was knighted. Fitz who has been a great friend of Dave's from day one. He is now a Flame Knight. Sir Fitz deserved this title and we are so proud that he was able to get this great honor. It takes years to become a knight. Flame Knights are those that give service to the game of Amtgard. And he has given years. Unfortunately during this evening I had a major brain fart and forgot to bring my camera to court. Therefore, I had no pictures of the actual knighting, but here is one of Fitz earlier in the evening with King Matthias. His wife took video of the event opposed to photos, so no photos were taken that I could find.
Third, after becoming a knight Sir Fitz was then able to squire certain individuals he felt worthy and add them to his belt line. One such person chosen was Dave. Or Marquis Ceowulf. Ceowulf has earned his title of Marquis through serving in leadership positions. After Saturday night he was then given the title Squire Marquis Ceowulf. Sunday evening another court was held. This time the Kingdom held its first court. During this court Dave (Ceowulf) was given his Master Archer title. This is for outstanding prowess as an archer on the field. He has become quite the marksman in a battle and I am the very proud wife. So know Dave is known as Master Squire Marquis Ceowulf, in Amtgard. Which is quite prestigious. And now wears a red leather belt to signify that he is a squire. All in all its pretty neat. Here is a photo of him showing off his Master Archer award, and if you look close you can see his new belt made for him by Fitz.
This other photo I had to through in. Dave was also given his 7th Rose for service, there are ten total that you can receive, so I was pretty proud. I snapped this photo and the expressions were too good I couldn't help but post it. From left to right: Westerric, Loptr, Genitch and Ceowulf.
The other exciting (I guess) thing about this weekend was that Ceowulf offered to be the Gate-o-crate at the event. Meaning he was in charge of getting the money from each individual checking in at gate prior to attending the event. This in turn made me have the same responsibility by proxy. So here is a picture of me, sitting at the gate, which is where I spent the majority of the time. I am proud to report that the gate was closed and all money was accounted for to the penny. No problems. That is always good to report at the end of an event.
Of course, there was still room for some fun and fighting.

All in all it was a fabulous event, and one of my favorites due to the following:

Good Friends and Company

Great Food

On site Flush able Bathrooms and Showers

Soft, Lush Grass

Lots of Shade

Cooler weather at night

Everything is really close, so no long walking or huge hills

RV hookups for the Pop-up

Its my favorite event of the year. And now the events are over for the most part, until the spring, with Salt Wars. Which, Dave and I and two of our good friends have put in a bid to be the Autocrats, meaning we run the whole shebang. And our bid was accepted-we found out on Monday. From now until May is going to be rather busy.

Our New Little Friend

So we had a little visitor in our midst the last several days.  Charlie, my friend Heidi's Yorkie Poo.  He is definitely a puppy and very hyper.  He loves to run and run.  He licks your toes, nips at your fingers and chews on everything.  He isn't potty trained yet, so he had to spend the nights outside.  We would let him in as long as I could keep an eye on him, then  I was able to take him outside every so often to "do his duty".  But he is very cute, and full of fun.  He loves to play, and hates to be alone.  He followed me around everywhere I went.  It was a nice addition if even for just a few days.  Of course, the kitty didn't think so.  Sheba was very standoffish and mostly just gave Charlie the "evil eye".  She got very annoyed when he would hunch down and then bolt off as fast as he could directly at her.  She would hiss and he would bound away as if he'd done nothing wrong.  I just had to laugh and shake my head.  She tolerated him better than I thought, though.  I do think that him eating her food wasn't the best way to win her over though.  But now he is gone, so things will be back to normal again.

Ultra Sound Number Two

So we went in for my third OB appointment and got a pleasant surprise.  Another Ultra Sound.  We weren't supposed to get another one on this appointment, but there was a girl in the office that was learning the Ultra Sound Machine and they asked us if we would mind letting her practice.  She would have even told us the sex, but the baby wasn't cooperating.  He/She wouldn't let her look between the legs.  But it was still fun to see again.  And this time the baby actually looks like a baby.  The heart was cool to see too.  It was beating so fast.  It really is a miracle.  I still haven't felt the baby, so being able to see it and hear the heartbeat makes me feel better.  You start wondering if there really is a baby in there.  I wish we could have found out the sex, but in three weeks time we will, hopefully.  I have my major ultra sound September 5th at the hospital.  I get to drink 32 oz of water and then they get to push on my stomach.  How fun!  So soon I will be notifying everyone of the sex.  Just a few more weeks.  I guess I will have to wait.   

How could I forget?

I feel just horrible, how could I forget a member of my little family.  My kitty Sheba.  I can't believe I did that to her.  She is my pride and joy.  Every day when I get home she greets me at the door meowing for me to pick her up.  She makes me hold her for at least ten minutes before then proceeding to her food dish wanting her "treat" of soft food, and then she waits by the back door for me to let her outside.  This is a daily routine.  Then at night she comes back in and lays in bed with me, most nights, but not all.  I love this little creature, its hard to believe how much sometimes.  I miss her when I don't see her and she makes me laugh at how funny she can be.  I feel horrible that I would forget her on my blog.  I hear that pregnant brain makes you forget things, but really?  That's bad!  Good thing she doesn't know I did.  So here is my ode to Sheba.